MSE Department Introduces New Entrepreneurship Course

The MSE 401 Entrepreneurship and Invention Seminar series is
fostering a culture of innovation in MSE through guest speaker discussion and
entrepreneurial exercises that connect students with similar efforts on and off
campus.The seminar is supported in part
by departmental faculty invention patent royalties, and will develop to
encompass and support innovative, student-led projects.The class joined 100state President Niko
Skievaski on January 29th at 100state for an introduction to
entrepreneurship and the “business canvas model” featured in Lean Startup and
validated learning.Discussions with
featured advisors, guest speakers, and participants include Center for Technology Commercialization at
the UW-Extension Director Cheryl
Vickroy, Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Law and Entrepreneurship Clinic Anne Smith, WARF
IP Manager Justin
Anderson, Assistant Director of the Office of Corporate Relations Allen Dines, Sector67 Founder and Director Chris Meyer,
and NSF Program Director Ben
Schrag.Interested participants
should contact MSE Chair Don Stone
to learn more.